Racism

[Perk]

At work tonight, I experienced something I had never experienced before. Racism directed at me!

I work in an ER. My duties at work are very diverse, but one of them is to perform legal blood alcohol testing for the police. When someone is in a DUI accident and they are unable or not willing to blow into a BAT device, the police bring the individual to the ER and I draw blood to test for alcohol.

The individual that I had to perform testing on tonight was very combative. She was cursing at us, threatening us, saying the most vulgar things. All of this I heard before. It is part of the job and I'm used to it. The part I wasn't used to was when she noticed my tattoo on my forearm. I have a tattoo of a crucifix and an Armenian flag (I am armenian). I'm fairly dark skinned, because my ancestors are from the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East. Armenia is next to Turkey, Iran, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. The girl asked me (in not such a nice way), "Is that ********** an ****** Mexican flag?" I replied "No, its Armenian" She went on to say, with many expletives. That I was not white, that I was a this and that (not such nice terms yet again).

The whole ordeal was quite surreal. I was initially very hurt, but I am proud of my heritage. I realize that racism is still around in the world today, but it was never as real as it was tonight. Don't get me wrong, I'm not torn up terribly about the whole ordeal. She was intoxicated and probably not aware of what she was saying, but anyhows.

The point is, racism is real. We need to realize that God loves us all whatever our skin color is or our heritage is. Don't let racism rule your life! AMEN brothers and sisters!

 

[Perk]

And it is important to forgive those who think these things, or say these things, or believe these things. It is essentially that we pray for them.

 

[Bea22]

Racism is real and very horrible to experience, and a lot of people with white skin don't realise just how horrible it is. I have white skin but my dad was dark, Indigenous Australian, and so my siblings and I range from tan skin to fair.
I saw the racism that he experienced from all sorts of areas - for instance, watching him in a clothing store, being ignored and looked down on by the snooty sales assistant... and as soon as I walked over to him, you could see them wondering what I am doing with this dark skinned man.. and their attitude changed.

It didn't happen a lot that I saw, but if that was just one time when I saw it, what about the times that I didn't see, that he experienced. I know there must have been many. From all sorts of people, police, people in authority, random people on the street. Likewise for many of my first cousins and Auntys and Uncles.
It's no wonder people get bitter and angry about how they are treated by racist people. Others don't realise that they could've been born in skin darker than what they are, and that it would change their lives, would make people look at them differently, be treated differently. And usually in the negative.
We are more than our skin colour. It's horrible and it shakes you up when you experience someone's nastiness, so I'm sorry that you had to deal with that woman and her racist remarks.
It's true what you said, God doesn't see colour. We christians know that all the features and skin colours only came about after Babel.
I hope and pray you can rise above it and not let it get to you. Remember, you are not from this world anyway, you are from another kingdom and you can 'wear your invisible crown'

 

[jkalyna]

At work tonight, I experienced something I had never experienced before. Racism directed at me!

I work in an ER. My duties at work are very diverse, but one of them is to perform legal blood alcohol testing for the police. When someone is in a DUI accident and they are unable or not willing to blow into a BAT device, the police bring the individual to the ER and I draw blood to test for alcohol.

The individual that I had to perform testing on tonight was very combative. She was cursing at us, threatening us, saying the most vulgar things. All of this I heard before. It is part of the job and I'm used to it. The part I wasn't used to was when she noticed my tattoo on my forearm. I have a tattoo of a crucifix and an Armenian flag (I am armenian). I'm fairly dark skinned, because my ancestors are from the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East. Armenia is next to Turkey, Iran, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. The girl asked me (in not such a nice way), "Is that ********** an ****** Mexican flag?" I replied "No, its Armenian" She went on to say, with many expletives. That I was not white, that I was a this and that (not such nice terms yet again).

The whole ordeal was quite surreal. I was initially very hurt, but I am proud of my heritage. I realize that racism is still around in the world today, but it was never as real as it was tonight. Don't get me wrong, I'm not torn up terribly about the whole ordeal. She was intoxicated and probably not aware of what she was saying, but anyhows.

The point is, racism is real. We need to realize that God loves us all whatever our skin color is or our heritage is. Don't let racism rule your life! AMEN brothers and sisters!

SCRIPTURE SAYS " WHEN THE ENEMEY COMES IN LIKE A FLOOD, THE LORD WILL PUT UP A STANDARD. WHAT IS THE VERB ACTION WORD HERE IS {FLOOD} WATER'S THAT JUST SPILL OVER ON AND OVER EVERYTHING. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, THE PROFANITY, JUST CONTINUED ONTO EVERY THING THE ENEMEY COULD FIND TO FLOOD WITH DESTRUCTIVE WORDS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS, BY A TENANT TO MY FACE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UNSTABLE, DON'T LET THE ENEMEY TAKE YOU INTO THE UNDERCURRENT OF LICKING YOUR WOUNDS IN SELF PITY, OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE A SWEET PERSON, AND VERY KIND, AND THIS HAD GOTTEN UNDER YOUR SKIN, SHAKE IT OFF IT JUST WAS A VIPER BITE INTO YOUR SPIRIT, DON'T LISTEN TO THOSE WORDS, REMEMBER WHAT JESUS SAID, AND THINK ABOUT HIS WORDS. GOD BLESS, BE TOUGH SKINNED AND TENDER HEARTED. AMEN

 

[answers]

Racism is real because everyone continues to view things as racial. Meaning I am white my relatives come from all over the world, but my skin is white. I have been outcasted because of my skin color. I have viewed this as racism, but why?

If " white people" had outcasted me, would I view it as racial?
If an Armenian had rambled drunkenly about your skin color would they have been racist?

If we continue to view everyone's different appearances as race than we are being racist. If we accept the different looks as just that we kill the appearance racism. But this goes without mentioning social racism, which takes place because cultural differences can offend, annoy, burden, and become stereotypical. If we could live without judging and live with acceptance than we could kill this racism too. Then we are left with generational racism, which would go away if we raised our kids to live through the word of our lord instead of our mouths.

Racism is " real" only if we see race, if we judge, and if we pass our humanly opinions to our young. Otherwise it is just humans living with sin and humans who haven't yet learned from God what they should.

God bless

 

[Smudge]

Growing up I thought a lot more "races" were white but apparently some of them are "red" and others are "yellow" xD

I was in a lifeguard class and this black kid, who actually looked like trouble according to his dress said that he liked to start fights in the school- only he had a special way to not get in trouble.

He would walk up to another male black student and point out one of the white kids and say that he said something racist against black people and that he wanted help beating him up. So they walk up to the white kid and he "gives" the black kid the first hit and then he disappears. A whole school fight breaks out. He said it worked every time.


There was this one wonderful surprise though. My family and I were driving through the "slums" of our city getting a Christmas tree and I noticed this one tall black guy dressed in ratted clothes walking down the street. He looked like the type that I would be nervous of if I were walking past him, considering where we were and how tense he looked.(Probably because it was cold) We made eye contact, and he smiled then tipped his hat. He wasn't very old either. Thirty at the oldest.

I think racism against white people in particular tends to happen online than other places. It gets really nasty out there.

Racism is something that is easy to forget, unless you are live in close proximity with someone who is racist. I get to the point to where I think it doesn't exist for the most part and then I go somewhere and I see that for a lot of people- there is a constant war going on.

We can't tell the Irish from the German anymore, or at least we've been scooped into the same bowl for the most part. I pray that we can all be in the same bowl one day. That racism will be the thing of the past.

 

[rauleetoe]

personally i.am of the 'brown' persuation..and I just feel thato the media especially here loves to perpetuate racism and make it seem more common than it is...I have seen bigotry..and prejudices but when I do I see more and angry person wanting to direct their anger towards something..sometimes that's at and individual who looks different than them...I choose to not be racially sensitive and look for others to.discriminate meet or treat meet differently so I can cry 'racist!'s does it happen..I am sure but not to the level others say..and I choose my life to be lived by love..and not seek out injustices against me and I truly feel anyone who's that racially sensitive which means they themselves deal withtheir own prejudices..they're missing out on life

 

[Daniel94]

Racism is real, but it is also used as a means to get out of certain things. This is from a local newspaper where I live and it just happened last week.

Council member, police at odds | JournalNow.com

Just to highlight the article a black male city council member was pulled over by a female white police officer in a neighboring county. The council member was cited for driving 45 mph in a 25 mph zone and for not carrying his permit for a concealed weapon. The citation also said the council member failed to inform the officer about his Ruger P90 semi-automatic pistol when she approached him in his car. Taylor said Tuesday that he mentioned the gun as the officer began to walk away from his car. The council member would like to claim it is racial profiling and yet he was pulled over at 3:14 am. Now I don't know about where you live, but around here at 3:14 am it is very dark and you can't even tell what someones race is when they are driving down the road. The council member also told the officer that he was a city council member in Winston-Salem. He agreed that he told the officer this — not to curry favor but to indicate that he is a law-abiding citizen. We all know politicians are the most trustworthy law-abiding citizens there are. That last remark is meant to be totally 100% sarcastic if anyone isn't sure about it.

 

[JimJimmers]

Perk, I just want to say I am happy that you are 23 and this is the first time you have experienced racism. We can be thankful for that. I hope she's your last!

 

[Perk]

Perk, I just want to say I am happy that you are 23 and this is the first time you have experienced racism. We can be thankful for that. I hope she's your last!

I sure hope so! I wanted to be like, "Girl stop being stupid! I'm white." I was more diplomatic and said, "I'm the same color as you." Bad choice. She was just a little off base at the time with all the alcohol.

Don't drink and drive kids! You'll go crazy! lol